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Donkey
The profile of a donkey (Equus asinus), a domesticated ass.
list of horses, zebras, and asses
The horses, zebras, and asses constitute the family Equidae. All of the modern members of the family are placed in the genus Equus. This is a list of equines ordered alphabetically by species. (See also horse racing; list of racehorses.)
domestic horses and relatives
breeds of horse (Equus caballus)
breeds of pony (Equus caballus)
asses (Equus asinus)
wild equines
asses
- African wild ass (E. africanus)
- kiang (E. kiang)
- onager (E. onager)
horses
- Przewalski’s horse (subspecies E. caballus przewalskii or E. ferus przewalskii)
- tarpan (subspecies E. caballus caballus; recently extinct)
zebra
- Grevy’s zebra (E. grevyi)
- mountain zebra (E. zebra)
- plains zebra (E. quagga)
extinct species
- dawn horse (genus Hyracotherium)
- genus Merychippus
- genus Miohippus
- genus Pliohippus
- tarpan (subspecies E. caballus caballus)
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